Official Guidelines
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW (INCLUDING IN ANY COUNTRY/JURISDICTION WHERE SWEEPSTAKES ARE NOT LEGAL TO OPERATE), OR IN A COUNTRY/JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN IN THE U.S.) THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE SWEEPSTAKES TO BE REGISTERED AND/OR BONDED WITH A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR OTHER REGULATORY BODY (E.G., QUEBEC IS EXCLUDED).
ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION IN CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.
BY ENTERING (OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN) THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
- Eligibility. The Dino Duels Competitors (the “Sweepstakes”) is open solely to people who: (i) are authorized residents and bodily situated in america, United Kingdom, or Canada—excluding Quebec; (ii) as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on March 5, 2025 have beforehand bought or have free entry to make use of to the web the place hyperlinks to enter will likely be posted (RSS feeds, or different podcast feeds); (iii) are not less than eighteen (18) years of age as of the time and date of entry; and (iv) aren’t in a sanctioned space (as outlined at https://help.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038061371-Sanctions-Coverage) or aren’t in any other case restricted from following I Know Dino on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino. Speedy members of the family and/or these dwelling in the identical family (whether or not legally associated or not) of Garret Kruger or Sabrina Ricci will not be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize. For functions of this Sweepstakes, “instant members of the family” are outlined as partner, associate, mother and father, authorized guardians, in-laws, grandparents, siblings, kids and grandchildren and “these dwelling in the identical family” shall imply individuals who share the identical residence not less than three (3) months a yr, whether or not legally associated or not. Void the place prohibited by regulation. By taking part within the Sweepstakes, every entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to adjust to and abide by these “Official Guidelines” and the selections of Sponsor, together with the interpretation of those Official Guidelines and its train of discretion, which will likely be last and binding in all respects.
- Entry Durations. The Sweepstakes consists of 1 “Entry Interval” from March 5, 2025 at 12:00AM to March 11, 2025 at 11:59PM (within the time acknowledged by the state of California on the date and time listed).
ALL TIMES AND DATES SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN SPONSOR’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.
- Enter. To take part and enter this Sweepstakes, people will want observe any directions within the commercial selling this Sweepstakes. People can enter the Sweepstakes by finishing a Dino Duels Competitors Bracket (a “Bracket”) throughout the Entry Interval. The hyperlink to finish a Bracket may be discovered within the RSS feed in addition to via many podcast aggregators. After getting into required contact info, choose a predicted winner for every matchup in all 4 (4) rounds of the Dino Duels Competitors.
Restrict of 1 (1) entry, per particular person, will likely be accepted by Sponsor. Subsequent makes an attempt made by the identical particular person to submit a number of entries through the use of a number of or false contact info, accounts or in any other case might outcome within the entrant being disqualified. Entries generated by a script, pc packages, macro, programmed, robotic or different automated means are void and could also be disqualified. Entries which are in extra of the acknowledged limits, incomplete, illegible, corrupted, broken, destroyed, cast, false, misplaced, late or misdirected, misleading or in any other case not in compliance with the Official Guidelines could also be disqualified from the Sweepstakes at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entries submitted by entrants who don’t meet the eligibility necessities (together with all necessities with respect to age and residence) are void. All supplies submitted turn out to be the bodily property of Sponsor and won’t be returned. Within the occasion a dispute concerning the identification of the person who really submitted an entry can’t be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will likely be deemed ineligible. The Sponsor’s designated database clock would be the official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes. These entrants who don’t observe the entire directions, present the required info of their entry kind, or abide by these Official Guidelines or different directions of Sponsor could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities might run a number of campaigns, contests, sweepstakes or different promotions concurrently. Entry into one (1) marketing campaign, contest or sweepstakes doesn’t represent entry into another.
- Winner Choice and Prize Claiming. Sponsor will award one (1) winner on or about April 5, 2025 from all eligible entries acquired in accordance with these Official Guidelines. Sponsor could have full discretion over interpretation of the Official Guidelines, of administration of the Sweepstakes, and choice of the winner(s). Choices of the Sponsor as to the choice of the winner(s) will likely be last. The potential winner(s) will likely be notified by electronic mail submitted with the entry. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for false, incorrect, modified, incomplete or illegible contact info. Notification is deemed to have occurred instantly upon the sending an electronic mail and the potential winner should reply inside forty-eight (48) hours or such particular person could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for failure of a possible winner to contact Sponsor inside forty-eight (48) hours after being notified that they’re a possible winner. Earlier than being declared a winner, a specific entrant who’s a resident of Canada (or in different international locations the place sweepstakes are unlawful however contests are authorized) will likely be required to accurately reply a mathematical skill-testing query with out mechanical or different assist, to be administered over the telephone or in writing. Failure to accurately reply the skill-testing query will outcome within the potential winner forfeiting the prize and an alternate potential winner being randomly chosen. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for digital communications which are undeliverable on account of any type of lively or passive filtering of any sort, or inadequate house in entrant’s message account to obtain messages. Entrants will earn factors primarily based on the variety of appropriate predicted winners of their Bracket. The winner will likely be chosen utilizing the under scoring. The Right Picks for every Spherical will likely be decided by the outcomes of polls on Sponsor’s Patreon web page (www.patreon.com/iknowdino). If on the finish of the top of the final Spherical two or extra entrants are tied with probably the most factors, the winner will likely be chosen randomly by a Sweepstakes drawing. On the Sponsor’s discretion a number of winners could also be chosen.
Spherical | Factors per Right Choose | Date Spherical Begins | Date Spherical Ends |
16 Dinosaurs | 1 | March 12, 2025 | March 14, 2025 |
8 Dinosaurs | 2 | March 19, 2025 | March 21, 2025 |
4 Dinosaurs | 4 | March 26, 2025 | March 28, 2025 |
2 Dinosaurs (Championship) | 8 | April 2, 2025 | April 4, 2025 |
Every potential winner could also be required to submit an affidavit of eligibility / launch of legal responsibility / prize acceptance settlement (collectively, the “Affidavit”) and return the Affidavit inside the time interval specified at notification earlier than being eligible to obtain his or her prizes. If any potential prize winner fails or refuses to signal and return such Affidavit inside the time interval required by Sponsor or if the prize or prize notification is returned as rejected, defective, unclaimed or returned as undeliverable to such potential prize winner, such potential prize winner could also be disqualified and an alternate could also be chosen. Non-compliance shall lead to disqualification and award of the prizes to an alternate winner. Mother and father or authorized guardians of any prize winner beneath the age of majority of their state/jurisdiction of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states within the U.S. however is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi) could also be required to additionally signal the Affidavit to ensure that the prize winner to be certified to obtain his or her prizes. If any potential prize winner is discovered to be ineligible, or if she or he has not complied with these Official Guidelines, or if the potential prize winner can’t attend or take part in any portion of the prize, or declines a prize for any motive previous to award, such potential winner could also be disqualified and an alternate potential winner could also be chosen. If, for any motive, extra bona fide winners come ahead in search of to say prizes in extra of the variety of every kind of prize set forth in these Official Guidelines, the winners, or remaining winners, because the case could also be, of the marketed variety of prizes out there could also be chosen in a random drawing from amongst all individuals making purportedly legitimate claims for such prizes. Inclusion in such drawing shall be every entrant’s sole and unique treatment beneath such circumstances. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for and shall not be chargeable for late, misplaced, broken, intercepted, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to inform the potential winners, or if potential winner is a minor, for late, misplaced, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of potential winner to offer signed parental or guardian consent.
- Odds. Odds of successful will rely on the full variety of entries acquired throughout the Entry Interval.
- Prizes and Values. The Prize is six months of membership to our Patreon neighborhood on the Triceratops stage. The prize has a retail worth of roughly $60.00. The Sponsor might substitute the Prize with one other at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Prizes are non-transferable, with no money redemptions, equivalents or substitutions besides at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All prize particulars not laid out in these Official Guidelines will likely be decided in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Prize particulars and availability are topic to alter and prize supplier’s guidelines and restrictions, and within the occasion that Sponsor is unable to offer the winner together with his or her prizes, the Sponsor might elect to offer winners with the approximate worth of such merchandise in money or award an alternate prize of comparable or larger worth. All prizes are awarded “AS IS” and with out guarantee of any sort, specific or implied (together with, with out limitation, any implied guarantee of merchantability or health for a specific objective). Prize winner will likely be solely liable for all federal, state, provincial, and native taxes, and for another charges or prices related to the prizes he/she receives, no matter whether or not they, in entire or partially, are used. The approximate retail worth (“ARV”) of the prizes relies on out there info supplied to Sponsor and the worth of any prize awarded to a winner could also be reported for tax functions as required by regulation. The winner could also be required to offer Sponsor with a sound social safety quantity for tax reporting functions earlier than the prizes will likely be awarded for tax reporting functions. An IRS Kind 1099 could also be issued within the title of winner, or if a minor within the jurisdiction by which s/he resides, within the title of his/her mother or father or authorized guardian, for the precise worth of the prizes acquired. Unclaimed prize(s) will likely be forfeited. Prize, if legitimately claimed, will likely be awarded. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for and won’t exchange any misplaced, mutilated or stolen prizes or any prize that’s undeliverable or doesn’t attain the winner due to an incorrect or modified deal with. Not more than the acknowledged prizes will likely be awarded. The full ARV of all of the prizes awarded on this Sweepstakes is: $60. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for and winner is not going to obtain the distinction, if any, between the precise worth of the prizes on the time of award and the acknowledged ARV in these Official Guidelines or in any Sweepstakes-related correspondence or materials.
- Publicity Launch. Topic to relevant regulation, winners irrevocably grant the Sweepstakes Entities and every of their licensees, and its and their successors, assigns and sub-licensees the proper and permission to make use of his/her title, voice, likeness and/or biographical materials for promoting, promotional and/or publicity functions in reference to the Sweepstakes, in all types of media and by all manners (now and hereafter identified), and on and in reference to associated merchandise, providers, promoting and promotional supplies (now identified or hereafter developed), worldwide, in perpetuity, with none obligation, discover or consideration apart from the awarding of the prize to the winners.
- Tampering with Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes Entities will not be liable for the actions of entrants in reference to the Sweepstakes, together with entrants’ makes an attempt to bypass the Official Guidelines or in any other case intrude with the administration, safety, equity, integrity or correct conduct of the Sweepstakes. Individuals discovered tampering with or abusing any facet of this Sweepstakes, or whom Sponsor believes to be inflicting malfunction, error, disruption or injury could also be disqualified. Moreover, any try to cheat the Sweepstakes, as decided on the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor, might lead to instant disqualification of the entrant, in addition to different attainable penalties, together with disqualification from any and all current and future sweepstakes. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE (INCLUDING ANY THE I KNOW DINO WEBSITE) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the proper, at its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify (or terminate the prize of) any particular person who’s discovered to be, or suspected of, appearing in violation of those Official Guidelines, or to be appearing in an unsportsmanlike, obscene, immoral or disruptive method, or with the intent to bother, abuse, threaten or harass another particular person.
- Suspension / Modification / Termination. Within the occasion Sponsor is prevented from persevering with with the Sweepstakes by any occasion past its management, together with, however not restricted to, hearth, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or tools failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist risk or exercise, warfare (declared or undeclared), interference with the Sweepstakes by any occasion, or any federal, state, native or provincial authorities regulation, order, or regulation, order of any courtroom or jurisdiction, or different trigger not fairly inside Sponsor’s management (every a “Drive Majeure” occasion or prevalence), Sponsor shall have the proper to change, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes or prize. Sponsor moreover reserves the proper, in its sole and absolute discretion: (a) to change, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes ought to causes past Sponsor’s management corrupt or intrude with the administration, integrity, operation, safety or correct play of the Sweepstakes; or (b) to disqualify any entrant discovered to be, or suspected of: (i) tampering with the entry course of or the operation of the Sweepstakes; (ii) appearing in violation of those Official Guidelines; or (iii) appearing in an unsportsmanlike method.
- Waivers, Disclaimers and Releases. By taking part within the Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to launch, discharge, indemnify and maintain innocent the Sweepstakes Entities, and every of their respective administrators, officers, workers, brokers, successors and assigns (collectively, “Launched Events”), from and in opposition to any and all claims, legal responsibility, prices (together with attorneys’ charges), losses, damages, fines or accidents (as much as and together with bodily harm and dying) of any sort arising out of or associated to: (i) entrants’ participation within the Sweepstakes (together with journey to/from any Sweepstakes exercise); (ii) any acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize (together with, with out limitation, losses, damages or accidents to entrant’s or another particular person’s tools or different property, or to their individuals, together with these arising from any journey to/from any prize occasion or exercise); (iii) the Launched Events’ violation of rights of publicity or privateness, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false gentle or primarily based on any declare of infringement of mental property; and (iv) any typographical, human or different error within the printing, providing, choice, operation or announcement of any Sweepstakes exercise and/or prize. With out limiting the generality of the foregoing, entrants agree that the Launched Events have neither made nor will likely be in any method accountable or chargeable for any guarantee, illustration or assure, specific or implied, in reality or in regulation, in reference to the Sweepstakes and/or with respect to prizes, together with, with out limitation, to any prize’s high quality or health for a specific objective. Entrants agree and that the Launched Events shall don’t have any duty or legal responsibility for discontinued prizes; human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of registration and/or account info; any technical malfunctions of the phone community, pc on-line system, pc relationship mechanism, pc tools, software program, or Web service supplier utilized by Sponsor interruption or lack of ability to entry the Web site, software or any on-line service by way of the Web as a consequence of {hardware} or software program compatibility issues; any injury to participant’s (or any third particular person’s) pc and/or its contents associated to or ensuing from any a part of the Sweepstakes; any misplaced/delayed information transmissions, omissions, interruptions, viruses, bugs, defects; and/or another errors or malfunctions, even when brought on by the negligence of the Launched Events. Every entrant additional agrees to indemnify and maintain innocent the Launched Events from and in opposition to any and all legal responsibility ensuing or arising from the Sweepstakes and to launch all rights to carry any declare, motion or continuing in opposition to Launched Events and hereby acknowledge that the Launched Events have neither made nor are in any method accountable or chargeable for any guarantee, illustration or assure, specific or implied, in reality or in regulation, relative to a prize, together with specific warranties supplied completely by a prize provider which may be despatched together with a prize. The Launched Events will not be liable for any modifications or unavailability of the social media platform used for functions of administering this Sweepstakes which will intrude with the Sweepstakes (together with any limitations, any restrictions, or any situations on Sponsor’s means to make use of the social media platform for the Sweepstakes as set forth herein that aren’t acceptable to Sponsor) or means of entrant to well timed enter, obtain notices or talk with Sponsor by way of the social media platform, by which case Sponsor, in its sole discretion, might terminate or modify the Sweepstakes. If entrant is an eligible minor, his/her mother or father or authorized guardian should agree to those Official Guidelines, together with, with out limitation, this Part.
- Entry Info and Sweepstakes Communications. As a situation of getting into the Sweepstakes, every entrant provides consent for Sponsor to acquire and ship his or her title, deal with and different info to 3rd events for the aim of administering this Sweepstakes and to adjust to relevant legal guidelines, laws and guidelines. Any info entrant supplies to Sponsor could also be used to speak with entrant in relation to this Sweepstakes or on a Sweepstakes winner’s record.
- Governing Regulation / Limitation of Legal responsibility. All points and questions regarding the development, validity, interpretation and enforceability of those Official Guidelines or the rights and obligations of entrants, Sponsor or the Launched Events in reference to the Sweepstakes will likely be ruled by and construed in accordance with the interior legal guidelines of the State of California (United States), with out giving impact to any alternative of regulation or battle of regulation guidelines or provisions that will trigger the applying of another legal guidelines.
BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
- Dispute Decision. The events every comply with lastly settle all disputes solely via arbitration; supplied, nonetheless, the Sponsor shall be entitled to hunt injunctive or equitable reduction within the state and federal courts in Alameda County, California and another courtroom with jurisdiction over the events. In arbitration, there isn’t any decide or jury and evaluation is restricted. The arbitrator’s determination and award is last and binding, with restricted exceptions, and judgment on the award could also be entered in any courtroom with jurisdiction. The events agree that, besides as set forth above, any declare, swimsuit, motion or continuing arising out of or regarding this Sweepstakes shall be resolved solely by binding arbitration earlier than a sole arbitrator chosen by both occasion administered by the American Arbitration Affiliation (“AAA”) or another mutually agreeable arbitration administration service. If an in-person listening to is required, then it’ll happen in Alameda County, California. The federal or state regulation that applies to those Official Guidelines will even apply throughout the arbitration. Disputes will likely be arbitrated solely on a person foundation and won’t be consolidated with another proceedings that contain any claims or controversy of one other occasion, together with any class actions; supplied, nonetheless, if for any motive any courtroom or arbitrator holds that this restriction is unconscionable or unenforceable, then the settlement to arbitrate doesn’t apply and the dispute should be introduced in a courtroom of competent jurisdiction in Alameda County, California. Both occasion might, however this provision, carry qualifying claims in small claims courtroom.
- Winner’s Listing Request. To obtain the names of the winner(s), ship an electronic mail to [email protected] or a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “I Know Dino”, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577. All requests should be acquired by October 1, 2025.
- Miscellaneous. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of those Official Guidelines or the Affidavit is not going to have an effect on the validity or enforceability of another provision. Within the occasion that any provision of the Official Guidelines or the Affidavit is set to be invalid or in any other case unenforceable or unlawful, the opposite provisions will stay in impact and will likely be construed in accordance with their phrases as if the invalid or unlawful provision weren’t contained herein. Sponsor’s failure to implement any time period of those Official Guidelines is not going to represent a waiver of that provision. Entrants comply with waive any rights to say ambiguity of those Official Guidelines. Headings are solely for comfort of reference and won’t be deemed to have an effect on in any method the that means or intent of the paperwork or any provision hereof. Within the occasion there’s a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or different statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related supplies, privateness coverage or phrases of use on any web site, social media platform or software and/or the phrases and situations of the Official Guidelines, the Official Guidelines shall prevail, govern and management and the discrepancy will likely be resolved in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The unique language of those Official Guidelines is English. If the Official Guidelines are translated into any language apart from English, the English language model of those Official Guidelines will prevail to the extent of any battle.
- Identification of Sponsor. This Sweepstakes is sponsored by I KNOW DINO, LLC, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577